Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer Richard T. Penson INTRODUCTION Ovarian cancer remains the most lethal of gynecologic malignancies in developed countries. Initial management is aimed at maximal cytoreduc-tion by surgery either before or…
Overview of Clinical Bone Marrow Transplantation
Overview of Clinical Bone Marrow Transplantation Sarah Nikiforow, Thomas R. Spitzer INTRODUCTION Bone marrow or hematopoietic cell transplantation (BMT or HCT) is a potentially curative therapy for a wide variety…
Cancer and Coagulopathy
Cancer and Coagulopathy Rachel P.G. Rosovsky INTRODUCTION The association between cancer and thrombosis was first proposed by Armand Trousseau (Figure 19-1) when he recognized the condition of thrombophlebitis migrans, as…
Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
Esophageal and Gastric Canc Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky The incidence of esophageal cancer has steadily increased while the incidence of gastric cancer has decreased in the United States for over a…
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes Eyal C. Attar INTRODUCTION Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) represent premalignant entities that share many characteristics with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). These clonal hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) disorders are characterized…
Anal Cancer
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Testicular Cancer
Testicular Cancer Timothy Gilligan EPIDEMIOLOGY Although testis cancer is rare when viewed across the lifespan, it is the most common malignancy in men aged 20-35 years. Thanks to the high…
Localized Prostate Cancers
Localized Prostate Cancers Jason A. Efstathiou, Phillip J. Gray, Douglas M. Dahl EPIDEMIOLOGY In the United States, an estimated 238,590 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013 with…
Plasma Cell Disorders
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